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Michigan v. Mead: Dramatic Changes in Passengers\u2019 Rights in Michigan Police Searches<\/div>\n
On April 22, 2019, the Michigan Supreme Court overturned a previous conviction against Michigan resident Larry Mead, a passenger in a vehicle whose backpack had been searched during a routine traffic stop for the driver\u2019s expired license plate. This landmark ruling not only overturned Mead\u2019s 2 to 10 year prison sentence for the drugs found inside his backpack, but will change the way all Michigan police officers are entitled to conduct searches in vehicles from this point forward.<\/div>\n
The Court\u2019s recent ruling determined that searching a passenger\u2019s personal property without consent from the passenger violates that passenger\u2019s Fourth Amendment rights against unreasonable searches and seizures. As Michigan\u2019s highest court boldly stated,\u00a0\u201c\u2026A person can get in a car without leaving his Fourth Amendment rights at the curb.\u201d<\/div>\n
Chief Justice\u00a0Bridget McCormack specifically opined that as a passenger, defendant Mead had \u201ca legitimate expectation of privacy in his backpack that society is willing to recognize as reasonable…\u201d Such language is triggering of Fourth Amendment protections, which passengers in stopped vehicles had not previously been entitled to exercise for decades in Michigan based on previous rulings that passengers did not have standing, or the right, to question the legitimacy of searches on vehicles they themselves were not driving.\u00a0<\/div>\n
In the past, consent from the driver alone was enough to validate the searches of all property contained in the vehicle therein, but the Mead decision now expands protections for riders and their personal property. Police in Michigan will now be retrained and taught to abide by this recent change in Michigan law, but spokespeople for Michigan police have stated in the press that they do not foresee this as being a problem moving forward.<\/div>\n
Know your rights! If you\u2019re facing an arrest the resulted from a traffic stop or any other precarious situation, contact the Law Offices of Joumana Kayrouz for your free consultation with one of our experienced criminal defense attorneys today!\u00a0<\/div>\n
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Michigan v. Mead: Dramatic Changes in Passengers\u2019 Rights in Michigan Police Searches On April 22, 2019, the Michigan Supreme Court overturned a previous conviction against Michigan resident Larry Mead, a passenger in a vehicle whose backpack had been searched during a routine traffic stop for the driver\u2019s expired license plate. This landmark ruling not only …<\/a><\/p>\n

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